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Norwegian figures: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so closures are only counted from 3 October 2026, when we started collecting. Until then, growth over time looks higher than it really is.

Market snapshot

Painter & decorator in Drangedal kommune

42Balanced Medium confidence Municipality · 4,056 residents
Municipality only Within 3 km Within 10 km Within 25 km

There are 5 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Drangedal kommune - 12.3 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 4.9 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 2.

In the last 3 years 3 opened and 0 closed (net +3).

The population is 4,056 and has shrunk 0.4% over 5 years.

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

Active now
5
+3 vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
12.3
similar areas: 4.9 · NO: 7.5
Opened / closed (3 yrs)
3 / 0
last 12 months: 3 / 0
Population
4,056
5-year change: -0.4%

Active businesses over time

Drangedal kommune
02462014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Painter & decorator

Openings and closures per year

0123Opened 2017: 0Closed 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 0Closed 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 0Closed 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 0Closed 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 0Closed 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 0Closed 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 0Closed 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 0Closed 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 0Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026: 3Closed 2026: 02026
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Why this score (42/100)

Room in the market17
Population growth20
Momentum97
Survival50
Financial trend50

50 = average. The score compares this area with others of the same type and size. How it's calculated

Financials

No annual reports for this category here yet.

Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts – sole proprietorships (ENK) don't. Figures for Norway are operating revenue.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for painter & decorator in Drangedal kommune.

Survival

Survival can't be calculated for Norway yet: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so we only know closures from the day we started collecting.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)0

Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.

Financial health

No annual accounts for this combination yet. Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)0% · Norway: 1%

No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)7.40 · Norway: 0.94
Average age of active businesses13.5 yrs · Norway: 11.0
Younger than 2 years60% · Norway: 23%
Older than 10 years40% · Norway: 36%

A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one663 · 16%
More than 10 km663

Measured from each parish centre.

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Existing businesses (5)

NameAddressSinceEmployees

Enkeltpersonforetak
Kjosveien 568, 3750 Drangedal 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Strandgata 15, 3750 Drangedal 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Strandgata 15, 3750 Drangedal 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Krokenveien 1532, 3760 Neslandsvatn 2009 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Drangedalsveien 2934, 3750 Drangedal 1977 –

Recently opened


Kjosveien 568, 3750 Drangedal
Jun 2026

Strandgata 15, 3750 Drangedal
Apr 2026

Strandgata 15, 3750 Drangedal
Mar 2026

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Bardu kommune4,00400.052
Etne kommune4,11500.053
Tjeldsund kommune4,14412.443
Overhalla kommune3,94400.054
Skiptvet kommune3,94037.639
Åmot kommune4,19124.844

Population of Drangedal

Statistics Norway
3,9004,0004,1004,200201620182020202220242026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 16%
Young 16–24 11%
Adults 25–49 27%
Adults 50–66 24%
Seniors 67–79 16%
80 and older 6%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age44.6 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after taxNOK 613k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children22% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)22% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here1,299
Commute in / out every day281 / 844
Jobs per working resident0.70 · Norway: 1.00

Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.

Counts are places of business (sub-units) registered in the Central Coordinating Register (Brønnøysund) with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed by their registered address; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 03.10.2026.